Wednesday, July 15, 2015

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EL CHAPO'S DASH TO FREEDOM: Surveillance footage shows the moment drug kingpin escaped maximum security prison in Mexico — SEE IT

Security video shows Joaqu�n Guzm�n Loera, El Chapo, preparing to make his escape. Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman's dash to freedom went through an elaborately engineered mile-long tunnel bored 30 feet under Altiplano.

Man broke 19-year-old woman's jaw, hurled anti-Muslim remarks at her in Chinatown: cops

On Saturday, July 11, 2015 at approximately 2240 hours, a 19-year-old female victim was approached by an unidentified male suspect in front of 109 East Broadway where they were engaged in a verbal dispute. The male suspect made anti-Muslim statements and then started to spit and punch the victim in the face. The suspect then continue walking on Eldridge Street and fled to parts unknown. The victim suffered a fractured jaw and was transported to Beth Israel Hospital in stable condition. The woman was wearing “garb identifiable with the Muslim faith” and speaking to her brother in Urdu when the man accused the pair of talking about him Saturday on East Broadway, police said.

Illinois judge raises bail on shoplifting suspect after learning he once stole $2M in Legos

Ignatius M. Pollara, 49, who authorities said made $1 million selling Legos and other stolen goods online, had his bail increased on a charge he stole paintbrushes from a Hobby Lobby. Ignatius M. Pollara – arrested for allegedly shoplifting the paint supplies earlier this month from a store in Lombard, Ill. – was initially Monday given $125,000 bond, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Homeowners: The Lesser-Known Dangers of Garages

Homeowners: The Lesser-Known Dangers of Garages

Doctor took pics of Joan Rivers in operating room, court docs reveal

Bronx man, 32, stabbed to death by 17-year-old boy during fight: cops

NR The man was quarreling with a 17-year-old boy at East Fordham Rd. and Jerome Ave. in University Heights when the teen stabbed him in the torso and legs at 8:52 p.m., according to police.

'BOTH WERE OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN': 2 New York teens killed in driver’s ed crash in Orange County

Two students from the Decat Driving School in Middeltown were killed in in a drivers’ ed car on Tuesday in Warwick, authorities say. A truck slammed into a driver's ed car on Tuesday in Orange County, killing two 16-year-old high school students, authorities say.

Utah zip line worker plummets 150 feet to his death in accident on second day on the job: reports

Screen grab from the YouTube page of the Kanab Zip Line in Kanab Utah. Police say Darrel Gilly, 54, lost his grip and fell around 11 a.m. near the end of the 2,500-foot-long Kanab Zipline, the Deseret News reported.

Sinead O’Connor blasts Rolling Stone’s Kim cover

Missouri executes David Zink, convicted sex offender who abducted, killed 19-year-old woman in 2001

This Dec. 1, 2013 photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows David Zink, who was convicted of abducting and killing 19-year-old Amanda Morton in 2001. (Missouri Department of Corrections via AP) A Missouri inmate who killed a 19-year-old woman after sexually attacking her and tying her to a cemetery tree has been executed.

Florida woman arrested for bashing lover for watching porn — after she caught him on video

Delia Priem, 29, was arrested after bashing her boyfriend in the head. He had promised to stop watching porn, but was still at it, she told deputies. A 29-year-old Fla. woman was arrested on battery charges after allegedly smacking her live-in boyfriend upside the head for watching porn.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slams Iran nuclear deal as others blast Obama, agreement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the agreement a ‘historic mistake for the world.’ Opponents of diplomacy with Iran rushed to condemn Obama's nuclear deal, but are unlikely to round up the votes needed to block the deal.

DMX gets prison time for missing child support

Former Auschwitz death camp guard Oskar Groening, 94, convicted as accessory to 300,0000 murders in German court

Former SS sergent Oskar Groening arrives for the judgement at the trial against him in in Lueneburg, Germany Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Groening, 94, who is accused of helping to operate the death camp Auschwitz between May and June 1944, has been convicted on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder. The state court gave Groening a four-year sentence. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) Oskar Groening testified during his trial at the state court in Lueneburg that he guarded prisoners' baggage after they arrived at Auschwitz and collected money stolen from them.

Cops hunting 2 men who used stolen credit card at Bronx McDonald's

McDonald's at 2870 Third Avenue in Bronx, New York The suspects racked up a $66.42 bill on their 59-year-old victim's credit card at the fast food joint on Third Ave. near E. 150th St. in the South Bronx at about 6 a.m., authorities said.

SATLOFF Iran nuclear deal leaves big questions on inspections, possible flaws

Robert Satloff is executive director of The Washington Institute. I have read every mind-numbing page of the Iran nuclear agreement. It is a serious document, negotiated by serious people.

Hillary Clinton draws cheers during return to Washington to meet with Democratic groups

epa04846990 US Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton (C) shakes hands as she walks through the Capitol Rotunda in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 14 July 2015. Clinton is spending the day on Capitol Hill meeting with house and senate democrats. EPA/SHAWN THEW The presidential candidate received standing ovations during marathon meetings with various Democratic congressional groups and roaring cheers from the tourists.

Aurora gunman James Holmes 'sane beyond a reasonable doubt' prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments

POOL IMAGE MADE FROM A VIDEO. James Holmes was legally sane when he entered a packed movie theater armed with an assault rifle, a shotgun and a pistol, intent on killing as many people as he could.

Obama announces landmark nuclear agreement with Iran — vows to veto any effort to scuttle deal

A senior diplomat says a landmark Iran nuclear agreement was reached Tuesday after clearing final obstacles.

Carjacking suspect who went into cardiac arrest after trooper stun-gunned him dies: reports

Shane Gormley, 30. A Utah carjacking suspect who went into cardiac arrest after state troopers stun-gunned him last week has died, according to reports.

'I went to get my car and it was floating down the creek': 2 dead, 6 missing in Kentucky floods; storms strike again

Robbie Taylor, left, stares at the swollen creek which destroyed the trailer he shares with his girlfriend Markita Trent, right, after deadly flooding in Flat Gap, Ky., Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Flash floods in northern Johnson County outside of Paintsville destroyed homes and vehicles and residents were reported missing a day after the floods. (AP Photo/David Stephenson) The rising floodwaters have killed two people and left six more missing as the threat of more flooding continues to hinder rescue efforts.

WARREN Obama sticks to his guns announcing Iran nuclear deal

*** BESTPIX *** When he campaigned for president in 2008, he said we had to change our ways with Cuba and Iran. Seven years later, he's held to his beliefs.
Autos

2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet Review and Test Drive

The A3 Cabriolet, with just an exception or two, makes for a great rolling stress reliever. The 2015 A3 Cabriolet costs thousands less than the A5 Cabriolet, yet provides just as much power, better performance and more modern tech.

Honda adds 4.5 million vehicles to Takata airbag recall

Senior managing director of Japan's second-largest automaker Honda Motor Takanobu Ito answers questions during a press conference at the headquarters in Tokyo on February 23, 2009. Ito will replace president and chief executive officer (CEO) Takeo Fukui in June to struggle with falling sales amid the global economic downturn. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) Honda has added another 4.5 million vehicles around the world to its ever-expanding Takata airbag recall list.

2017 Audi A4: A technical marvel for the luxury masses

The 2017 Audi A4 doesn't looking revolutionary from the outside. But this German luxury sedan raises the bar once you look inside. The BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class have a misleadingly familiar-looking foe in the brand new 2017 Audi A4 luxury sedan.
New York

Tax break to Midtown luxury condo tower will cost NYC $65.6M in property taxes

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 19: A view of the southern skyline of Central Park is seen May 19, 2014 including the 90-story One57 luxury condominium building under construction in New York City. Upon completion in 2014, One57 will stand at 1004 feet (306 meters). (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) The city isn't getting much bang for its buck by awarding a huge tax break to a luxury condo tower in Midtown, the Independent Budget Office found.

'SHOOTING A BABY IS JUST SENSELESS': Witness who claims he saw two men shoot and kill 16-month-old Antiq Hennis testifies

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Tyrone Waiters said he was out looking for his two friends the night before Labor Day in 2013 and saw the moment they shot a helpless baby, Antiq Hennis.

HOMETOWN HEROES Bronx teacher uses gardening to change lives of students

Hometown Hero, Stephan Ritz inside his learning garden, which he created outside of PS 55 at 450 Saint Paul's Place in the Bronx. Friday, June 10th, 2015. (Gregg Vigliotti for New York Daily News) Bronx teacher Stephen Ritz is determined to change the lives of disadvantaged students, one garden at a time.

NYPD cop released on bail will face drug charges in Vermont

The cop, Andre Clarke, allegedly supplied oxycodone to Long Island drug dealer Michael Foreste (pictured), who was previously arrested for concealing the pills in bags of Skittles and mailing them to his infant niece in Vermont. An NYPD cop was released Tuesday on $200,000 bail from Brooklyn Federal Court to face drug charges in Vermont.

Man accused of killing fiancé to death held without bail

FBMD0f00078e0300004e0c0000881d0000a71f0000702200001a2b0000c23d00004c3e0000 A Bronx brute accused of fatally bludgeoning his fiancé was held without bail Tuesday night.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Brooklyn pols to discuss pushing for changes to rent regulation law

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speaks at the announcement of a partnership with Bank of America and Citibank to create affordable housing units around the state, 2600 of which will be in New York City, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. One of the projects will expand and update the Sunset Park branch of the Brooklyn Public Library and create affordable housing within the building. (Alexander Cohn for New York Daily News) A group of Brooklyn elected officials led by Borough President Eric Adams are set to meet Wednesday night to map out a plan to push for changes next year to the rent regulation law.

Complaint was filed against unlicensed SoHo day care center months before Brooklyn baby died there, but it wasn’t followed-up: sources

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Months before a baby boy died at an unlicensed SoHo day care center, city inspectors checked a complaint there about an “illegal day care."

Uber meets with minority workers to fight proposed car cap

Uber riders and driver-partners take part in a rally on the steps of New York City Hall against proposed legislation limiting for-hire vehicles in New York June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Uber is now waging a holy war on a city proposal to cap its cars.

After fatal bike crash, Bklyn. prez wants intersection fixed

A passenger is removed from this Uber Car. It was the first vehicle struckafter a man fleeing a traffic crash on at Dean Street in Brooklyn ended up fatally striking a man on a bike on Monday. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is demanding city transportation heads to redesign a dangerous intersection near the Barclays Center.

Rihanna goes shopping as LAPD probes stalker

Submachine gun, rifle, pistols reported stolen from Florida deputy’s SUV

H&K UMP 45 submachine gun The stunning arsenal of weapons reportedly vanished early Sunday morning while left inside of an Orange County deputy's unmarked vehicle.

Cuomo to speak on cop-involved deaths at NAACP convention

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Cuomo has issued an executive order that puts the office of the state attorney general in charge of investigating killings by police. The action means a special prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will review instances when police kill an unarmed civilian or when there's a question about whether the slain civilian was armed. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Cuomo to speak at NAACP's convention in Philadelphia about appointment of prosecutor to investigate cases where cops kill unarmed.

Russell Simmons, animal rights activists pushing Bill de Blasio on horse-carriage ban

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The mayor’s hoof-dragging on the horse-carriage ban is making some of his animal rights activist allies angry — including hip hop honcho Russell Simmons.

Woman slashed with champagne bottle in Times Square hotel

Features: W Hotel Times Square at 1567 Broadway. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THEATER DISTRICT: Manhattan's Theater District gears up for another season of shows this fall, here today September 15, 2010. Three Canadian women cut a Connecticut woman’s face with a champagne bottle and a set of glasses during a clash in a room at the W Hotel.

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE Gordon hit with $10M suit on behalf of Bobbi Kristina

State Sen. Thomas Libous lied to FBI agents during government corruption probe: prosecutor

Republican New York State Senator Thomas Libous speaks to members of the media after leaving United States Court in White Plains, New York, July 13, 2015. Libous was in court for the first day of his trial for allegedly lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about a business deal involving his son. REUTERS/Mike Segar The deputy majority leader of the New York Senate lied repeatedly to FBI agents to cover up that he arranged a high-paying job for his son with a politically connected law firm, a federal prosecutor said.

Bank robber who hit same Manhattan bank twice busted

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Newly redesigned $100 notes lay in stacks at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The one hundred dollar bills will be released this fall and has new security features, such as a duplicating portrait of Benjamin Franklin and microprinting added to make the bill more difficult to counterfeit. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) A serial robber who struck the same Manhattan bank twice has been busted, the U.S. Attorney announced Tuesday.

Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu hospitalized for infection

(FILES)-- A file photo taken on November 6, 2012 in Johannesburg shows South Africa's Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu taking part in a continental meeting seeking to end child marriages in sub-Saharan Africa. South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has cancelled all travel plans for the rest of the year in order to battle cancer, his foundation said on December 9, 2014. The 83-year-old Nobel peace laureate will embark "on a new course of medication to manage the prostate cancer he's been living with for the past 15 years," a statement said. AFP PHOTO / STEPHANE DE SAKUTINSTEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images The 83-year-old Noble peace laureate is expected to be released from a Cape Town hospital by the end of the week, Rev. Mpho Tutu said in a statement which was released by her parents' foundation.

'AN IMPORTANT STEP': Hillary Clinton supports Iran deal

IMAGE MADE FROM VIDEO Hillary Clinton’s backing the President on the Iran deal. Clinton called the deal "an important step in putting a lid on Iran's nuclear program."

YOWZA! Salma Hayek poses topless for sexy shoot

Indiana man convicted of murder in deadly house explosion

NO SALES Mark Leonard was found guilty of all counts against him, including murder and felony murder, for the 2012 blast which killed two people.

Jade Helm 15 conspiracy theorists predict government death squads, ice cream truck morgues, apocalyptic asteroid

The seven-state U.S. military training exercise that induced mass hysteria among zany conspiracy theorists is finally here.

Former Uber driver linked to more Boston attacks

A former driver for Uber has been linked to more sexual assaults in Boston, according to reports. Alejandro Done is already charged in connection with a December attack. A former Uber driver, already awaiting trial in Boston for rape, has been linked to other attacks, according to reports on Tuesday .

Byker boy, 11, wins scholarship to world-famous Eton College in England with rap skills

Dated: 14/07/2015 .. A bright boy from Byker has won a seat at England's prestigious Eton College after wowing the school with his rap skills.

Taylor Swift stranded after stage malfunctions

British soldier gets 9 years for raping Austrian little girl

Craig Michael Stormey, a 30-year old British soldier, holds papers to hide his face in Austrian courtroom, where he was sentenced to prison for raping a little girl. A British soldier was sentenced to 9 years after pleading guilty in Austria to raping a 6-year-old girl.

Naked man on top of car stops traffic in Conn.

The motorist has no clothes: Connecticut state police were called after a naked man sitting on top of his car stops traffic on Interstate 95. A Conn. man wearing only his birthday suit brought rush-hour traffic on Interstate 95 to a stop when he clambered onto the roof of his car.

Corrections service JPay rolls out Android table for inmates

The JP5Mini is the "next generation inmate tablet" built on an Android operating system. The tablet is 4.3 inches with 32 MB in storage. JPay, a private corrections-related service, recently announced that it's manufacturing a tablet specifically customized for inmates.

Driver runs over Orlando cop at traffic stop (video)

Orlando Police Officer William Anderson continues to fire at the vehicle after getting hit in dashcam video. A suspect ran over a police officer during a traffic stop in Orlando, Fla., before ditching the car and setting it on fire, police said.

BEUNA SERA! Eva Longoria sizzles in Italy

'TIMES ARE HARD': 50 Cent shares woes amid shocking bankruptcy filing

Sports

Harper: Childhood idol Pete Rose doesn't get my vote

This was MLB’s way of giving Rose one last chance to revel in his status as the people’s choice before slamming the door to Cooperstown.

Yankees hope to benefit from home-field advantage

American League's Russell Martin, of the Toronto Blue Jays and American League's Brett Gardner, of the New York Yankees celebrate after the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Cincinnati. The American League won 6-3.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Brett Gardner and Mark Teixeira had tough nights at the plate against a quartet of National League All-Star pitchers.

Isola: Big chill pits Phil Jackson vs. Carmelo Anthony

Phil Jackson drew a line in the desert on Monday by making it known that the Knicks no longer revolve around Carmelo Anthony.

Price: Mets franchise four snubs Gooden, Strawberry

SAN DIEGO, CA - JUNE 2: David Wright #5 of the New York Mets looks out from the dugout before a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park June 2, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) All 30 teams had their Franchise Four announced before Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, but perhaps the Mets’ team caused the most stir.
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VIDEO Finding the next 'Misty': Why ballerinas of color are rare

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Making it big in ballet is a long shot, but for ballerinas of color the chances are far slimmer.

PODCAST 'The Joe D Show' features actor and author James Lecesne

James Lecesne at the Westside Theatre discusses "The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey" with The Joe D Show. Photo by Frank Posillico Actor and author James Lecesne discusses and performs selections of “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey.”
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